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Recognised as Colour

#025BB3

  • #025BB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#025BB3 is a blue with RGB values 2, 91, 179 and HSL 210°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#025BB3#025BB3
HEX#025BB3
RGBrgb(2, 91, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3569, 0.702
RGB percentages0.8%, 35.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(209.8, 97.8%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 98.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK98.9%, 49.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer154,547
CSS custom property--colour: #025BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FDA44C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2464B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B35A02
Analogous#02B3B3, #0202B3
Triadic#B3025B, #5BB302
Split complementary#B30203, #B3B302
Tetradic#B202B3, #B35A02, #02B302

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#83C1FE
Lighter +30%#51A7FD
Lighter +20%#1F8EFC
Lighter +10%#0375E5
Darker −10%#014181
Darker −20%#01284E
Darker −30%#000E1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BB5
Less saturated −25%#195B9C

Channel breakdown

R2
G91
B179
Red2 (0.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue209.83°
Saturation (HSL)97.79%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 5B · B B3

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